Hose supporter



C. J. HAZELTON Sept. 4,

HOSE SUPPORTER Original Filed March 15, 1920 J d e/Z02: 19' MW Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

NARROW FABRIC COMPANY, OF MASSACHUSETTS.

CAR/L J'. HAZELTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION Hosn SUPPOBTER.

Application filed March 13, 1920, Serial No. 365,599. Renewed January 31, 1923.

T 0 all 2072 0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLJ. .HAZELTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hose Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hose supporte of that type in which a' headed button is mounted on a button supporting tab and the.

hose is clasped between this button and a metal loop connected with the tab.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide a soft elastic surface against which the elongated loop above mentioned will clamp the stocking, which elastic surface will have no rigid backing behind it so that it will be free to move back and forth so as to reduce the wear on, and increase the life of, the stocking; and to produce a construction which will afford a much higher degree of elasticity than is possible with the constructions now on the market and which will be easy to assemble and inexpensive to make.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter..

Reference is to be had to theaccompanyino drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front view of a hose supporter constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the portion,

thereof which involves the features of this invention;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view-on line 4.4 of Fig. 2; i I

Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively front and rear views of the metal base carried by the hose supporting tab;

Fig. 7 is a side view of the same, and

Fig. 8 is a plan, the arrows 7 and 8 on Fig. 5, indicating'the points from which the last two views are taken.

The invention is shown as applied to an ordinary hose supporting tape 10, with the usual connecting'wire l1 and button supportin tab 12. This tab 12 preferably is forme of nonelastic textile material as usual and at the top of it is pivotally carried a metallic loop 13 of reduced and elongated form at its lower end, for engaging opposite sides of the button.

As is usual, the lower end of the button supporting tab 12. carries asheet metal plate 15.- This 1s provided .with arim which nearly surrounds it but is discontinued at the. point 16' and is also provided with a tongue 17 in the plane of this surrounding rim.. There is a cross bar 18 also in the plane from-which the tongue is supported and from which extends a projection l9, preferably at right angles. to the plane of the base of this member. This; projection 19 is provided with a flat tongue 20 spaced from the plane of the base and preferably considerably wider than the tongue- 17. These tongues 17 and-20 therefore are parallel with each other, materially spaced apart, and one is considerably Wider than the other. They are designed to support a rubber tube 21 which is cut to a short lengthand' slipped over these two tongues from the lower side as indicated in the drawings. It can, if desired, be slit slightly at its upper end to enable-it to cover the rear end of the tongue 20 and the bottom of the supporting plate to avoid'exposure of these metal partsand prevent their rubbing on the button supporting tab 12.

The loop 13 is designed to receive the head formed by thetube 21 over the plate 20 in its enlarged eye 22 at the top and then the parts are manipulated as is common to bring'the shank of, the button down between the contracted sides of the lower partof the loop. There is a difference, however, in the results, because formerly the rubber' has been mounted on a rigid base or stud which filled it entirely and consequently, there was no resiliency except that furnished by the rubber itself, backed up by the rigid stud. This practically allowed no material amount of contraction and a tendency to tear the stocking to which it was applied. In the present case, there is a wide space between the walls of therubber tube which constitutes the shank of the button. This is composed only of twowalls of rubber tubing supported only at their front and rear ends so that it can contract as much as may be necessary. Thisis indicated in Fig. 4, in which the dotted line position shows the normal shape of the rubber tube and the full line position shows how its shape is modified in use. This furnishes a soft reallv elastic and yielding backing for the stocking and therefore thedaily clamping of the fabric against this surface results in comparatively little wear on the stocking.

It will be seen that the space at 16 is present because of the fact that the body of the tongue 20 is cut from a portion of the sheet metal that otherwise would be located in this space. The parts are simply formed and easily assembled, the base 15 with the tongues 17 and 20 being stamped out of sheet material by a single operation and then the tongue 20 being bent up to the parallel position shown.

This tongue 20 constitutes the .head of the button with a rubber covering and the socallcd shank of the button is formed without solid members, but solely of the rubber side walls, constituting a. part of the tube. This, in addition to the reduced wear on the hose, furnishes a very simple and inexpensive construction and one which is an improvement over the usual forms because of the high degree of resiliency of the shank of the button and the consequent reduction in the wear and tear on the hose.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. A hose supporter comprising a pivoted loop and a button adapted to cooperate therewith to hold the hose between them, said button having longitudinal converg ing side walls of elastic material free to move from their normal fiat inclined position at a distance apart to one in which they are bowed inwardly toward each other.

2. A hose supporter comprising a loop and a button adapted to cooperate therewith to hold the hose between them, said button having side walls of elastic material normally located at a distance apart with an open space between them.

3. As an article of manufacture, a button for a hose supporter or the like, comprising two separated tongues and a rubber tube stretched over them.

4. As an article of manufacture, a button for a hose supporter or the like, comprising two separated parallel supports having a space between them free from obstructions and a rubber tube stretched over them longitudinally.

5. As an article of manufacture, a button for a hose supporter or the like, comprising two separated tongues and a rubber tube stretched over them, one tongue being materially wider than the other but centrally located with respect thereto.

6. A hose supporter comprising a button supporting tab, a loop pivotally connected therewith at the top, a base formed of sheet metal, carried by the tab, and provided with a vertical tongue in its own plane, and a second tongue in front of it and spaced therefrom, but integral with the base, and constituting in effect a button member, and a longitudinal piece of rubber tube surrounding said tongues and forming a yielding cover over the front tongue and a yielding back behind the rear tongue as well as two separated walls, each extending from the edge of one tongue to an edge of the other and having a free space between them, the rear tongue being materially narrower than the front tongue.

7. A hose supporter comprising a button supporting tab, a base carried thereby and provided with a tongue in its own plane, and a second tongue spaced therefrom, and constituting in effect a button member, and a piece of rubber tube surrounding said tongues and forming a yielding cover over them as well as two separated walls, each extending from the edge of one tongue to the edge of the other and having a free space between them.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

CARL J. HAZELTON. 

